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Tapedeck djs2/1/2024 Over the past few years Darius has been busy making a name for himself in the underground scene with numerous guest mix appearances around the world on such labels as House Salad, Reason2Funk, Uglyhouse, Little Routine, Selecta Music, Leven Underground and House Jet Radio just to name a few. In 2013 he decided he wanted to get back into DJ’ing and purchased a basic Pioneer controller and started to collect digital tracks again. After getting tired of both the late nights and politics in the scene, he decided it was time to hang up the headphones in the early 2000s, but the love of house music still burned inside of him as the years passed. Over the next few years, Darius held various residencies and ran 2 club nights in Vancouver, playing alongside such talent as Lawnchair Generals and Johnny Fiasco, as well as playing at numerous after hours and raves. ![]() When he moved to Vancouver in the late ’90’s, he started buying records almost daily and spent most of his free time at his favourite record stores at the time, Bassix and Mekanix records. He then proceeded to start mixing with one tape deck and a CD player and never looked back. He fell in love with the house sound as a teenager living in Montreal back in the early ’90s when he would stay up late on Friday nights and record a dance mix show on Montreal radio. Playing other peoples music for other peoples enjoyment since 1993.ĭarius is a self proclaimed “House Addict”. A DJ’s DJ that can burn down any dance, Primitive sets are system flexing- think big psychedelic festival crossed with sweaty late night house party and be ready to get all the way down. Never one to be limited by genre, Primitive’s sound connects the dots between Techno, House, Breaks and Acid, while also dabbling in offshoots of Drum and Bass including Footwork, Juke, Half Time, and Jungle. ![]() Check the links, theres plenty of sets from jams like Tall Tree, Shambhala, Soundwave, Rifflandia, Song & Surf and numerous club and rave appearances.Īll Primitive ever wanted was to rock a party and he is guaranteed to create a sweaty mess on the dance floor. Primitive’s art and output has been strengthened through many collaborations, creating connections and culture trailing a wake of blissed out revellers hungry for more. He’s been able to support the musical community through creating a slew of residencies, coordinating gigs for other DJs, promoting shows and developing culture through platforms like Primitive Hustle, Party People Sound Solutions and PK Sound Victoria. ![]() Pushing DJ and rave culture in the Pacific Northwest since 2000. There’s nothing ancient about Primitive’s sound or technique.
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